9 Indians, 1 Bangladeshi National Killed in Massive Fire in Maldives
9 Indians, 1 Bangladeshi National Killed in Massive Fire in Maldives
Maldives fire: Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, which originated from a ground-floor vehicle repair garage. Firefighters try to douse a fire that broke out in a building lodging foreign workers in Maldives capital Male on November 10, 2022. At least 10 people were […]
Maldives fire: Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, which originated from a ground-floor vehicle repair garage. Firefighters try to douse a fire that broke out in a building lodging foreign workers in Maldives capital Male on November 10, 2022. At least 10 people were killed and several others injured November 10 when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives capital Male, the fire service said. (AFP photo) Mali: At least ten people were killed and several others were injured in a fire that broke out in a garage in Male, the Maldivian capital city, early on Thursday, officials said.The fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives capital Male, the fire service said. In a tweet on Thursday morning, the National Disaster Management Authority of Maldives said: “NDMA has established an evacuation centre in Maafannu Stadium for those displaced and affected by the fire in Male. Arrangements are being made to provide relief assistance and support.” It made no mention of the casualties. NDMA has established an evacuation center in Maafannu Stadium for those displaced and affected by the fire in Male’. Arrangements are being made to provide relief assistance and support. — NDMA Maldives (@NDMAmv) November 10, 2022 10 killed in fire in Maldives, 9 #Indian nationals among those killed.#fire #male #Maldives pic.twitter.com/dDSoVKEami — Sanjeev (@Sanjubolbam) November 10, 2022 The capital of the archipelago best known as an upmarket holiday destination is one of the world’s most densely populated cities. Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, which originated from a ground-floor vehicle repair garage. “We have found 10 bodies,” a fire service official said, adding that it took them about four hours to put out the fire. A security official said the dead included nine Indians and a Bangladesh national. High Commission of India in Maldives expressed grief over tragic fire incident in Male and said, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Malé which has caused loss of lives, including reportedly of Indian nationals.” We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Malé which has caused loss of lives, including reportedly of Indian nationals. We are in close contact with the Maldivian authorities. For any assistance, HCI can be reached on following numbers:+9607361452 ; +9607790701 — India in Maldives (@HCIMaldives) November 10, 2022 Maldivian political parties have criticised conditions for foreign workers. They are thought to make up about half of Male’s 250,000-strong population and are mostly from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Their poor living conditions were brought to light during the Covid-19 pandemic when the infection spread three times faster among foreign workers compared with locals. Published Date: November 10, 2022 11:53 AM IST Updated Date: November 10, 2022 12:20 PM IST $(document).ready(function(){ $('#commentbtn').on("click",function(){ (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=178196885542208"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); $(".cmntbox").toggle(); }); }); Source link